Why does it hurt when a man urinates in his urethra?

In life, male friends often encounter such a problem: there will be pain in the urethral opening when urinating. Once many people have this symptom, the first thing they think of is prostatitis. Yes, prostatitis will be accompanied by symptoms such as urgency, pain when urinating, and incomplete urination. However, pain when urinating may also be caused by other diseases. Now let me share with you why men feel pain in the urethral opening when urinating.

(1) If there is stinging pain at the urethral opening when urinating, or if there is dysuria, the lesion is mostly in the urethra and is common in acute urethritis.

(2) If there is stinging pain at the urethral opening at the end of urination and urinary urgency, the lesion is mostly in the bladder, which is common in acute cystitis.

(3) If there is stinging pain at the urethral opening at the end of urination, or pain after urination, or a feeling of "empty pain", or pain even without urination, the disease is mostly in the urethra or adjacent organs, such as trigone inflammation, prostatitis, etc.

(4) Sudden interruption of urination accompanied by stinging pain at the urethral opening or urinary retention: seen in bladder, urethral stones or urinary tract foreign bodies.

(5) Difficult urination accompanied by stinging pain at the urethral opening: This often indicates prostate hyperplasia in elderly men and may also be seen in urethral stones.

(6) Stinging or burning pain at the urethral opening during urination: This is more common in acute inflammatory irritation, such as acute urethritis, cystitis, prostatitis, and pyelonephritis. At the same time, non-gonococcal patients have urethral itching, burning sensation, and pain during urination. A few have frequent urination and a slight redness of the urethral opening. In the morning, there is a small amount of mucous secretion at the urethral opening or only a crusty opening, or the pantyhose is dirty and the urine stream will be bifurcated when urinating. Some patients need to squeeze hard with their hands to make the secretions overflow from the urethral opening. The symptoms are similar to those of gonococcal urethritis, but the degree is milder. Some patients have no symptoms. Patients are also infected with gonorrhea at the same time.

Non-gonococcal complications ① Epididymitis: The infection extends along the vas deferens to the epididymis, and the typical symptoms are the coexistence of urethritis and epididymitis. The most common is acute epididymitis, which is mostly unilateral and is often caused by trachoma organism variants. ② Prostatitis: Subacute prostatitis is more common, and chronic prostatitis may be asymptomatic or have perineal dull pain and penile pain. ③ Reoter syndrome: It occurs in 0.8%-3% of NGU patients, more common in males than in females. Including urethritis, polyarthritis and conjunctivitis, etc. The harm of non-gonococcal is serious. It is worth noting that 30-40% of patients may have no obvious symptoms or even no symptoms after infection, becoming carriers. There are few and difficult direct diagnostic methods for this disease, and it is easy to miss the diagnosis clinically. Carriers of pathogens are common, which are all factors that cause the epidemic.

The above are the factors that I introduced to you that may cause pain in the male urethra when urinating. You cannot use medication based on speculation alone. You must go to the local authoritative hospital for examination and targeted treatment. In addition, pay attention to drinking plenty of water and eating a light diet. This will be helpful for treatment. I wish you good health.